Armrest with oak veneer layer

Abstract

An armrest includes an armrest body made of a wood material different from oakwood, an upper veneer layer made of oakwood and having a bottom connecting surface covering an upper surface of the armrest body, and two lateral veneer layers, each of which is made of oakwood and has an inner lateral surface covering a respective lateral surface of the armrest body. The ratio of a maximum thickness of the upper veneer layer to the maximum total height of the armrest, which is at least 2¼ inches, is at least 0.1. The ratio of a minimum thickness of each lateral veneer layer to the minimum total width of the armrest, which is at least 1½ inches, is at least 0.1.

I claim:  
     
       1. An armrest having a length, a minimum total width, and a maximum total height, said armrest comprising: 
       an armrest body made of a wood material different from oakwood, said armrest body extending in a longitudinal direction and having a planar lower surface, a planar upper surface opposite to said lower surface, and two opposing planar lateral surfaces that interconnect said lower and upper surfaces;  
       an upper veneer layer made of oakwood and including a curved top surface, and a planar bottom connecting surface fixedly attached to and covering said upper surface of said armrest body, wherein a ratio of a maximum thickness of said upper veneer layer to said maximum total height of said armrest is at least 0.1; and  
       two lateral veneer layers, each of which is made of oakwood and includes a planar top end surface fixedly attached to said bottom connecting surface of said upper veneer layer, a bottom end surface opposite to said top end surface, a planar inner lateral surface fixedly attached to and covering a respective one of said lateral surfaces of said armrest body, and a curved outer lateral surface, which is opposite to said inner lateral surface and which is formed with a protruding rib that extends in the longitudinal direction, a planar surface section that extends from said bottom end surface to a lower edge of said rib, and a curved surface section that extends from an upper edge of said rib to said top end surface, wherein a ratio of a minimum thickness of each of said lateral veneer layers to said minimum total width of said armrest is at least 0.1.  
     
     
       2. The armrest as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said upper surface of said armrest body is wider than said lower surface of said armrest body. 
     
     
       3. The armrest as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein width of said upper surface of said armrest body is equal to that of said lower surface of said armrest body. 
     
     
       4. The armrest as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a lower veneer layer made of oakwood and fixedly attached to said lower surface of said armrest body and said bottom end surfaces of said lateral veneer layers. 
     
     
       5. The armrest as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said maximum total height of said armrest is at least 2¼ inches, and said minimum total width of said armrest is at least 1½ inches.